After Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, the response of the crowd was mixed, as some believed that Jesus was certainly the Messiah, while others were resistant, and wanted to make sure that the Pharisees and Chief Priests knew what had just happened in Bethany, just a few miles from

As you recall, after leaving Jerusalem, Jesus and His disciples went across the Jordan to the place where John the Baptist used to baptize those who responded to his message of repentance. Shortly after their arrival, Jesus received an urgent message that He was desperately needed in Bethany (about two

After Jesus left Jerusalem, He and His disciples went across the Jordan River to the place where John the Baptist used to baptize those who responded to his message of repentance. People were saying that although John had performed no miraculous sign, everything that he had said about Jesus was

Last week, we saw Jesus attending the Feast of the Dedication, at which time He plainly asserted His deity. As the Jews continued to ask Him whether or not He was the Messiah, Jesus responded by saying: “I told you and you do not believe; the works that I do

In today’s blog, we find Jesus continuing his “mini sermon” on the Temple steps in Jerusalem. Two weeks ago, we discovered that He identified Himself as the Gate to the sheep pen, and the sheep of His pasture come in and out only through this Gate. We saw that Jesus

In today’s blog, we find Jesus continuing his “mini sermon” on the Temple steps in Jerusalem. Last week, we saw that Jesus identified Himself as the Gate to the sheep pen, and the sheep come in and out only through this Gate. We saw that Jesus spoke words that many

While continuing to teach on the Temple steps after healing the man born blind, Jesus began a “mini-sermon,” and this time He decided to focus on His true identity and upon those who follow Him. He began by talking about sheep, saying that anyone who enters the sheep pen by

As we saw in our last blog, the religious leaders were always bent on trying to find something in Jesus’ words that they could label as “blasphemy,” and so when Jesus said that He existed before Abraham (some 2,000 years before Jesus came to earth), they found it. They knew

As we wrap up chapter 8 of the John’s Gospel, Jesus had some very important words to say to the crowds who seemed to always be gathered around Him. Although Moses received the Law at Mt. Horeb in about 1,400 BC, the Jews always looked to Abraham as “the father

As we began looking at the 8th chapter of John two weeks ago, we saw a woman accused of adultery being thrown at Jesus’ feet. After Jesus challenged anyone in the crowd who was without sin to cast the first stone, they all dispersed as they realized that none of